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DUMPING WAGON.

No. 325,185. Patented Aug. 25.1885.

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'HENRY NOLEN, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDANA, ASSl'GNOR TO JOHN GUED- ELHO'EFER, OF SAME PLAGE.

DUMPlNe-WAGON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 325,185, dated August 25, 1885.

Application filed July 13, 1885. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

l king-bolt u. The bolstersupport L being sup- Be it known that I, HENRY NOLEN, a citig ported onto and separated from the axle b by zen of the United States, residing at Indianthe blocks r r, of a greater thickness than the apolis, in the county of Marion and State of ,l fore end ofthe coupling-pole O, allows the fore lndiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dumping-\Vago11s, `ol" which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in four-wheeled dumping-vehicles, such as are used to transport and deliver coal, sand, lime, &c. 5 and the objects of my improvements are to provide a four-wheeled dumping-wagon which will turn in the least possible space, one of the fore wheels passing entirely under the wagon-bed, and the hind wheel next to it turning around its vertical axis without moving from its position, andthe wagoirbed of which can be easily detached, and the construction of which is more simple, strong, and cheap than in the wagons now in use. l attain these objects by'thc mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a top view ot' the running-gear of my four-wheeled dumping-wagon; Fig. 2, a longitudinal vertical section through the saine and the wagon-bed; Fig. 3, a vertical cross-section on line yy on Figs. l and 2; Fig. 4, a front view of the wagon, and. Figs. 5 and (i vertical and horizontal detail sections showing the device used for securing the wagonbed to the running gear.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A is the hind gear of the wagon, consisting of the large wheels h h, the axle a, and the bolster a 5 B, thei'ore gear ot the wagon, consisting ot' the small wheels t' t', the axle b, the bolstersupport b', rigidly connected to the axle b, and the bolster proper, b2.

O is the coupling-pole, connecting' the fore gear B to the hind gear A. This couplingpole O rests with its rear end between the axle a and the bolster a', and extends forward horizontally to a point where it cannot interl fere any more with the fore wheels i i when the same turn under the wagon-bed. From there the pole C is bent down, assuming a horizontal continuation again where it has to pass between the axle b and the bolster-support b. To the axle b, the bolster-support b', and the bolster b2 the coupling-pole is secured by the gear B to turn while the pole C retains its position, the iron circular plate l), secured to the axle b, with the king-bolt vu as center, forming an anti-friction track for the fore end of the coupling-pole.

c c are the hind hounds, bolted to the coupling-pole O near the middle, between the hind and fore gear, and secured to the axle a and the bolster a by the stirrups m m, strapped around the bolster and axle and passing through the hounds c c.

g g are braces from near the ends of the axle a onto the under side of the coupling-pole O and the hounds c c. The wagon-bed lV rests horizontally on the holsters a and b2, the bolster b2 being brought up toa level with the hind bolster u by theiutermediate bolster-support, b', that rests by means of the blocks r r on the fore axle I), and is rigidly secured to the same by the stirrups 0 o.

f f are iron braces secured to the couplingpole O where it connects with the hounds c c, and extending forward onto the bolster b2 each side ofthe king-bolt u, thus holding the bolbolster of the hind gear and with the couplingpole O. The rela-tive height of the wheels of the hind and fore gear and the bend in the couplin g-pole have to be so that the fore wheels fering with the coupling-pole. The wagon` bed W rests on the bolsters a. and b2, and is kept in place by the following device: A clevis S is bolted to the bolster a of the hind W. Eyebolts P are securely fastened by said clevises S tothe bolster a. These bolts l are inserted from below through vertical The eyebolts and clevises form a hinge-connection between the wagon-bed and the bolster, thus allowing the rear end ofthe wagonbed to tip and dump, as shown by dotted lines on Fig. 2.

By having a series ot holes, it 7i', in the wagon-bed sills I am enabled to place and ster of the fore gear rigidly in place with the 8o can pass under the wagon-bed without intergear at each side ofthe coupling-pole C, right 9o under the longitudinal sills of the wagolrbed holes h 7L in the sills of the wagon-bed lV. 95

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hold the wagon-bed on the holsters with what! ever amount ot' the load is desired to rest directly on the running-gear.

I am aware that platform-wagons have been constructed so that the fore Wheels could turn under the platform 5 but Whatl claim as my invention is the particular construction of a four-wheeled dumping-wagon, as illustrated in the accompanyin g drawings, which will produce a wagon that easily turns in a small space and is more substantial and cheaper than the ones now in use. y

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a four-Wheeled dum ping-wagon, the combination, with the wagonbed W, the hind gear h h a a', thehounds c c, and the fore gear i 1T b b.' b2 r r, all constructed and arranged as described, of the coupling-pole C, extending from the hind gear forward horizontally and bending down into the fore gear, as described, the hind braces g g and the fore braces f f strengthening and bracing the coupling-pole sills ofthe wagon-bed W to receive the bolts P P and to form with them a detachable hin ge-connection between the wagon-bed and the hind bolster, all constructed as described, and for the purpose speciied.

In testimony whereof I have signed my naine to this specification in the presence ot'two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY NOLEN.

Witnesses J @HN GUEDELHOEFER, THEoDonE LAisGBEiN. 

